Kapok

Coco Plum

About Kapok and Coco Plum

Kapok

Coco Plum

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Shrub

Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia

Southeastern United States, Latin America and the Caribbean

Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Fruit Trees

Number of Varieties

102

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Habitat

Tropical regions

By seashore, Caribbean, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-1510-14

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AHS Heat Zone

12-7

12-9

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm180.00 cm

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Minimum Width

1,830.00 cm120.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Black, Red, Violet

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Red, Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Red, Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Red, Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Red, Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Elliptic

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Average Water Needs, Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Birds

Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

Gallbladder Diseases, Kidney problems

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant

Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used as a dye, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Foundation, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

CHRYSOBALANUS icaco

Common Name

Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree

Paradise Plum

In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

कोको बेर

In German

Kapok baum

coco Plum

In French

Fromager

Coco Plum

In Spanish

Ceiba

Coco Plum

In Greek

Ceiba

Coco δαμάσκηνο

In Portuguese

Mafumeira

Coco Plum

In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

coco plum

In Latin

Ceiba

coco plum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Malpighiales

Family

Bombacaceae

Chrysobalanaceae

Genus

Ceiba

Chrysobalanus

Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1014

1 27800

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Properties of Kapok and Coco Plum

Wondering what are the properties of Kapok and Coco Plum? We provide you with everything About Kapok and Coco Plum. Kapok has thorns and Coco Plum doesn't have thorns. Also Kapok does not have fragrant flowers. Kapok has allergic reactions like Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress and wheezing and Coco Plum has allergic reactions like Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress and wheezing. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Kapok and Coco Plum and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Kapok and Coco Plum

Season and care of Kapok and Coco Plum is important to know. While considering everything about Kapok and Coco Plum Care, growing season is an essential factor. Kapok season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Coco Plum season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Kapok is Loam, Sand and for Coco Plum is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Kapok is Acidic, Neutral and for Coco Plum is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Kapok and Coco Plum Physical Information

Kapok and Coco Plum physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Coco Plum height is 180.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Coco Plum are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Coco Plum flower color: White
Coco Plum leaf color: Red and Green

Care of Kapok and Coco Plum

Care of Kapok and Coco Plum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches and Coco Plum pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove branches and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Kapok needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Coco Plum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.